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when growth comes from clarity, teams function with purpose
SIGNATURE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
From rockstars to real teams: how collaboration scales
Why high performers aren’t enough, and how to build a system that supports real collaboration.
High-performing individuals can take a startup far—but they can’t scale your business alone. Eventually, even the most talented teams hit a wall when collaboration patterns haven’t evolved alongside growth. This talk unpacks the subtle shift from “just hire great people” to designing a high-functioning system that supports coordinated success. Learn how to recognize the signs that it’s time to make the leap—and what to do when "organic" collaboration stops working.
Key Takeaways:
Spot the hidden costs of relying too long on individual rockstars
Identify when your organization is ready, or overdue, for a shift in operating model
Build a transition plan that aligns structure, responsibility, and collaboration
words that break your culture: finding and fixing “tricksy” terms
Your biggest culture conflict might come from words you think you agree on.
“Respect.” “Excellence.” “Ownership.” These words sound great—until everyone interprets them differently. Tricksy Words are the silent saboteurs of alignment, turning shared values into subtle conflict. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn to identify, decode, and clarify the ambiguous terms hiding in your mission, values, and day-to-day interactions.
Key Takeaways:
Understand why vague language creates real-world misalignment
Use a proven method to identify and deconstruct Tricksy Words
Build shared definitions that support clarity and collaboration
Resiliently efficient: Teams that Thrive amidst Chaos
When the world erupts into chaos, business leaders tend to buckle down and double down on the efficiency.
But pursuing efficiency too enthusiastically can weaken adaptability, which also happens to be a crucial survival trait in an uncertain world. This session explores the inherent tension, and need for balance, between efficiency and resilience. Perfect balance is elusive but understanding the tradeoffs empowers leaders to make more effective strategic decisions. Attendees will leave with a simple framework they can immediately use to assess and balance efficiency and resilience moving forward.
Key Takeaways:
Practical organizational resilience assessment tool
Refined understanding of organizational efficiency
Basic tests for determining the true impact of planned changes
